A sign of the season

A sign of the season

Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

A small Christmas tree, placed by La Crescenta resident Brian Hodge, stands in a mound of sandbags at the end of a K-rail on Canyonside Road. The rail is designed to protect homes on the street from debris flows.

A small Christmas tree, placed by La Crescenta resident Brian Hodge, stands in a mound of sandbags at the end of a K-rail on Canyonside Road. The rail is designed to protect homes on the street from debris flows. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

A small Christmas tree, placed by La Crescenta resident Brian Hodge, stands in a mound of sandbags at the end of a K-rail on Canyonside Road. The rail is designed to protect homes on the street from debris flows.